Next week I will do something I've never done before: Vote a straight Republican ticket

What size jacket do you wear?

I am a fierce independent who’s never voted a straight ticket in my life, until this election. The DNC has done the impossible, taken sensible moderates and pushed us too far.

Enjoy that new coat feel

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Took 20 years but you finally understand what Democrats are all about.

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Yes sir. The last 5 years I noticed a change in local leadership to a more socialist bent. I fought against it in county and state committees. But, within a couple years I was out numbered. The leadership coming up are nothing but AOC and Bernie clones. No reasonable voice can exist in that party any more. The night Trump was impeached I resigned all my seats and positions in the party.

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You were a good man even when you were Blue bro.

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Thank you sir. Feels good to be on the same side with ya!

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What's funny is you didn't even have to change in those 20 years. If you held on to your core beliefs, what was "left" 20 years ago is basically "far right wing" today.

The Dem party is what shifted.

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Absolutely correct

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Reagan started my turn from the darkside.

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I was a kid during the Reagan years. I remember his presidency well. Even when I was a hardcore Dem, Reagan was in my top 5 presidents. He was exactly what we needed, when we needed it.

Welcome friend

Welcome aboard sir. Like a previous post stated, the party is the one that left you. Their ideas of identity politics would make JFK look like Bob Dole today.